Brockton man was killed after concert, filming of rap music video

Maria Papadopoulos

Monday

Nov 30, 2009 at 12:01 AMNov 30, 2009 at 8:27 AM

Rap artist Nilton dePina says he last saw his high school friend, Antonio “Tonito” Centeio, at around 3 a.m. on Saturday — minutes before Centeio was fatally shot, and three others were injured, on Main Street.

Rap artist Nilton dePina last saw his high school friend, Antonio “Tonito” Centeio, at around 3 a.m. on Saturday — just minutes before Centeio was fatally shot on Main Street.

The rapper had just finished filming a music video near the Hess gas station, located at 1614 Main St., after an event he and Centeio had organized together at the Morabeza Restaurant and Pub on Main Street earlier that evening.

About 50 people trickled out of the Morabeza at 2 a.m. and went to the Hess gas station to watch dePina — also known as rapper “World Dinero” — film his video, dePina said.

Shortly before 3 a.m., filming wrapped up and dePina went home.

Minutes later, a series of gunshots were fired outside the Hess gas station — killing Centeio and injuring three others.

Brockton police cruisers responded, as did ambulances, to transport the victims.

DePina, 21, said he didn’t learn of the shooting until the next morning.

“I’m so shocked that it ended so fast like that,” dePina said, sitting at the wooden kitchen table of his Brockton home on Sunday. “Everyone was so happy. I didn’t think I was going to wake up in the morning and (Centeio) was going to be gone.”